Non-Pharmacological Method for Reducing Physical Pain Through Altering Attention: Case Descriptions and Method

The document discusses a non-pharmacological method for reducing physical pain through altering attention, based on the Open Focus theory. It describes three cases and explains the method's theoretical foundations. Pain-induced electrical potentials modulate brain wave oscillations, categorized as Event Related Synchronisation (ERS) and Event Related Desynchronisation (ERD) across different frequency bands. The ERD effect of alpha frequency brain waves facilitates cortical activation, while ERS inhibits activity in non-pain-processing cortical areas. Enhancing alpha wave synchronization in pain-processing brain tissue may reduce pain perception. This mechanism involves top-down controlled inhibition, used in pain-reducing exercises by shifting attention from Focused and Objective to Diffuse and Connected. The method was developed by Dr. Lester Fehmi, a neurophysiologist and psychologist specializing in neurofeedback and attention disorders.